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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing-related Issues & News => Topic started by: calfisher on August 13, 2009, 07:28:16 PM

Title: Seymour river August 13, 2009
Post by: calfisher on August 13, 2009, 07:28:16 PM

Went down to the mouth of the Seymour this morning and saw the evidence of the slaughter.  Under the railway bridge the stripped carcasses of 6 cohos.  Someone had taken fillets then dumped the tail and backbones into the river.

Cal

Title: Re: Seymour river August 13, 2009
Post by: Dr. Backlash on August 13, 2009, 07:40:16 PM

how do you know it was only 1 person that caught all of those fish? and are we not allowed to clean the fish on the river and throw their carcasses back into the water? because that's usually what I do and I've been told that the salmon carcasses provide nutrients back into the system

Title: Re: Seymour river August 13, 2009
Post by: DionJL on August 13, 2009, 07:41:29 PM

Read the regs. It's illegal. Need to leave the head and tail on for identification and length measurements.

Title: Re: Seymour river August 13, 2009
Post by: Dr. Backlash on August 13, 2009, 08:44:51 PM

i always leave the head and tail on...i was referring to the "guts"

Title: Re: Seymour river August 13, 2009
Post by: Nitroholic on August 13, 2009, 08:47:01 PM

Quote from: iliketofish on August 13, 2009, 08:44:51 PM

i always leave the head and tail on...i was referring to the "guts"

the carcass is not part of the "guts"  :(

Title: Re: Seymour river August 13, 2009
Post by: river walker on August 13, 2009, 09:25:53 PM

They are spring fillets leftovers